New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-09
THROWING DOLLARS ON THE STAGE.
HENRY GEORGE TALKS ABOUT POVERTY

BIG MEETING AT THE ACADEMY OF MUsIC-PEoPLE
BOUND TO CoNrRIBUTE.
There's point for you reoorters" called ont
Henry George laughngy from the stage of the Acad-
envy of Music last night to the newspaper men who
sitting at tue tables in the orchestra PIT below
The Ant-Poverty Society was holding meeting, and
the usual collection had been taken up number OF
people in the boxes and galleries rose to protest that
they had been ooked By the colecorsand in halt
minute a shower OF envelopes and silver dollars came
pouring down across the orchestra pit on the stage
1t was more than the acting chairman, orator aud
master Of ceremonies generally co1ld do to pick them
up ami he had to call alt dozen OF his iieuten.
auts tor aid Then gray haired old gentleman got up
in on gallery and asked If Mr. George Recognized
him. Mr. George made guess oil :" Mr. Richard
Spencer, OF Iowa" He hit it, apparently. for Mr..
Spencer smiled across space aud Kindly asked II ne
could do anything Tor the society. do was shat OH
before he could make speech, however, ana the anu
Poverty Society gratitude and enthusiasm again ran
high. .
Mr. George had the whole affair pretty much on his
own shoulders last night. The Rev. Dr. McGlynn, the
president OF the society, Boston, and the Rev
DIR. Curran recently disciplined by Archbishop Cor
rgan Tor his triendlinoss toward the New Crusadel
mas unable to keep his appointment TO preside over
the meeting He sent his regrets from Eienyie, IN
the Catskils explaining that the pres mt schedule OF
trains to New York made fhe journey impossible Tor
him Mr. George set ths matter night IN lew words
mt the opening OF the meeting. and then proposed
James Redpath as chairman. Mr. kedpath was
scarcely well enough TO preside but took the char
and turned over It's duties NJ once 10
meeting was a big and lively one from the start and
Mr. Georges boGest sentences came near taking tine
roof off the house. Man! of Dr. McGlynn's parish
toner's were on hand as usual. About 1000 people
altogether Gro yded into the Academy.
Tickets were sold Tor the boxes and one OF Tue
stalls. The collection taken amounted 10 all, az Mr.
George anuoun ,ed to nearly $500 The acting chalr-
man had many labors lie first led in singing an orig
inal hymn " The Cross of our New Crusade, oy the
Rev. John Aukettel which would fit the tune OF John
Browns Body" if iew feet were judIcously dropped
out here and there the prosOdy He was Obliged 10
smile himself this effort Then he started in on his
serious Grafton. Here are some OF the things nc
said in the address:
Dr. McGIynn said in Chickerng Hall last Sunday night
he felt intensely conscious that ho stood on an historic
vitality important revolution And 1t was an ms
night stood on public platform proclaim for the
abolition Of poverty and called on men ana women
No great social movement can succeed unless u oe
party that the day when it win conquer aud not before
then We must bring into our democracy this religious sen
tment which the only earth powerful enough 70
move The masses to social reform. - -. - .,.,o.
propose 10 abolish poverty Bat poverty our critics
has been so much the more need OF our
quickly now for the abolition Meyer before MS Gss
the midst OF all tins wonderful progress poverty exists
institutions enough this ctynot to meet the demands Of
To na ss S SS
poverty this way What we wants justice not charity
the Sn rich peri S noT S our
that at Su We need have me principle Of the Golden
the q the 2 % s5n 81 a1a e1
poverty viii be at an end The Creator has given us the
globe vol 10 the people starving, IL DO
intended for all has been appropriated
| by tho few o..
mine TO natural ga4-wei can get ute from IN,
Creator that the land was made especially or MN we mus
assume belongs all No Just right OF property
go beyond what man produces Raw 1naeras must 0t
Grafton all and for all our children Ana the ehd
wretChed tenement house IN the most sqaO
much TILE 10 the land OF the
city a. a RLinelander Loud and frequently re
| newed appause.l ,-,-.
Poverty result OF system that gazes theft These
thousands children brought here this great city
urdered undercotled under educated without room u
under conditions which condemn
penitentiay the brothe are robbed robbed
their loud appsusee disinheried before they
| come into q world. Tremendous applaisel
Land ou nershp may polite genllemanly form OF
theft it's stealing all the same Appanse And that
OF thing which cur nrst Ianllea are ouhdeu
! lLaughterlnd applause . go, 81
/ wish the New.YOrk editors could get II through their
heads that vide the land into parcels
aud take apiece We want 70 divide up the rent
Snug Harbor plan from the rent Of Newl
make OF snug Harb0r OF all New l0rk
are selling foreign lords and capitalists
are selling not land but the labor OF Amer
lean citizens the toll Of still unborn loud ap
plsuse -. a., .,..- -..,,
meet next Sunday night in the Academy OF Music.